The Office of Civil Aviation is committed to making
air travel safer and more convenient by supporting Korea's
aviation industry so that the Republic of Korea emerge as a
true global aviation leader.

Air transport business brings us tremendous benefits
in terms of economic, social and cultural development. As the
aviation industry has become increasingly important part to our
economy, one of my duties is to boost morale, accountability
and expertise among my staff members, which ultimately will
help us achieve our goals. In striving for excellence, we
strongly believe we will contribute to achieving the goal of
greater safety and efficiency of air transportation and,
without doubt, to the further development of global aviation.
We will be proactively responding to the needs and expectations
of global air transport market in the future.

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our
mission is to enhance a civil aviation system in more safe,
secure, and efficient manner.

Our Vision

Our vision
is to be an innovative leader in global civil aviation with the
world's best air transportation system.

In
November 1948, the Ministry of Transportation was newly
establishedROK
became a ICAO Contracting State in December 1952Civil Aviation Bureau, composed of
five divisions, was created under the Ministry Of Construction
& Transportation (MOCT) in
August 1963Director General for
International Cooperation was newly created under the Civil
Aviation Bureau of MOCT in November 1991Newly-established Civil Aviation
Safety Authority (CASA) replaced Civil Aviation Bureau in
August 2002MOCT was
replaced by newly-created Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) under the new government in
February 2008
CASA was abolished and
its functions were integrated into the Office of Civil
Aviation under MLTM in May 2009MLTM was reorganized to The Ministry
of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) in March 2013

CIVIL AVIATION HISTORY OF THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

CIVIL AVIATION HISTORY OF THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Korea‘s aviation industry has
emerged as one of the world's aviation leaders despite its
relatively short history of 61 years. In 2012, Korea ranked the
world's 15th and the 3rd largest country in terms of air
passenger traffic and freight traffic respectively. Moreover,
the Republic of Korea achieved the world's best SARPS
implementation rate 98.89% at ICAO USOAP (Universal Safety
Oversight Audit Programme) in 2008. Korea's aviation industry
is now being recognized as one of the safest in the world.

The industry's remarkable growth has been achieved
over the past 61 years since the first-ever charter flight from
Seoul to Tokyo was successfully launched in October 1951 by
Korea Airline Corporation, the country's state-owned airline.

Civil Aviation History of the Republic
of Korea

1913

First airplane flight was made in the airspace
over the Korean peninsula

1916

The Yeouido Airfield construction was completed

1922

An Chang-nam became the first Korean pilot to fly
a plane in Korea's skies (the Korean airspace)

1928

Korea's first flight school for pilot training
began its operation

1939

Gimpo Airport opened for business

1946

Korean National Airlines (KNA) was set up

1948

KNA launched its Korea's first domestic flights
between Seoul and Pusan

1950

Pusan-Jeju and Busan-Daegu Routes launched

1952

Korea Aerospace University was established as a
national university

1953 ~ 1954

First test flight between Seoul and Hongkong was
conducted

1962

Korean Airline Corporation began its operations as
a government-owned corporation

October 2019 ~ Present - Director General for Airport and ANF Policy
May 2019 ~ September 2019 - Senior Executive Official at the Office of the President
June 2017 ~ April 2019 - Executive Official at the Office of the President